These are my real sentiments in the matter, and the Case between us now is Whether the Government think it worth attention to remove their apprehensions and reconcile them to a pacific Life by a redress of Grievances, & by some Efficacious plan for preventing the Like hereafter, with an occasional attention to their affairs & distribution of some favors am^* them, or to

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leave Matters as they now stand, and the Frontiers & Trade exposed to the constant appr.ehensions of a fate which they have several times experienced on that account, and which they have more than ever reason to dread inasmuch as oiu- present encrease & power has Excited the Jealousy of Nations, whose Names were a few years ago unknown to the majority of the Colonists.

As to what you say on the particular Case oi Kayadarosseras,Ih.iive been already applied to by the Pattentees, and have in consequence thereof endeavored to effect an accommodation between them, and the Indians by the formers relinquishing their Claim to a part of the Tract, but there are so many Claimants under the Origi Grant that it will be difficult if not impossible to get a Suffic' Release w^i \\o^ bar all future pretensions, & therefore were the Inds. heartily disposed to such Terms, an Imposition of that nature, (an Instance of which has lately been experienced) wo<^. not only destroy their opinion of the Officers of tlie Crown, but be productive of very dangerous consequence, the Whole Confederacy having interested themselves warmly in it.